M PSALMS.-LXXXI. LXXXII. LXXXIII. LXXXIV. 12 O! for his Sake attend our cry, Shine on thy churches lest they die ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. PSALM LXXXI. The warnings of God to his people : o', spiritual blessings and punishments. 1 SING to the. Lord aloud, And make a cheerful noise ; . ,God is our strength, our Saviour God, Let Im'e1 hear his voice. " Fromvile idolatry Preserve my worship clean ; I am the Lord who set thee free From slavery and sin. 3 Stretch thy desires abroad, And 19i supply them well ; But if ye will refuse your God, If Isr'el will rebel ; 4 I'll leave them (saith the Lord) To their own lusts a prey, And let them run the dang'rqus road, 'Tis their own chosen way. 5 Yet O ! that all my saints Would hearken to my voice ? Soon I would ease their sore complaints. And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 While I destroy'd their foes, I'd richly feed my flock, Andthey shouldtastethe streamthatfiows Fram their Eternal Rock. ", PSALM LXXXII. Cod the supreme g: Cr, magis trates searned. overnor 1- AMONG th' assemblies of the great, A greater ruler takeshis seat -, The God of heav'n as judgesurveys , Those gods on earth and all their ways. 2 Why will ye then, frame wicked laws? Or who support th' unrighteous cause? When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners vex the saints no more ? 3 They know not, Lord, :nor will they know;' Dark are the ways in which they go ; Their name Of earthly gods is vain, For they shall fall and die like men. 4, prise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne ; And rule the nations with his rod : Ile is our Judge and he our God. PSALM LXXXIII. A complaint against persecutors. 1 . AND will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep ; The Godof justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep ? 2 Behold what cursed snares, The men of mischief spread The men that hatethy saints andthee, Lift up their threat'ning head. Against thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ ; Andmalice with her watchful eye, Pursues.tlrem to destroy. 4 The noble and the base Into thy pastures leap ; The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy sheep. 5 " Come' let us join (they cry) To root them fromthe ground, Till notthe name of saints remain, Norinetn'ry shall be found." 6 Awake, Almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them like forest to the fire, Or stubble to the wind: 7 Convince their madness, Lord,. And make them fear thy name; Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die iu shame. 8 Then shall the nations know That glorious dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sov'reign Lord. PSALM LXXXIV. Pour I. [L. M.] The pleasure of public worship. l' HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts thy dwellings -are ! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God My God! my King f: why should I be So far from all my joys and thee ? 3 The sparrow chases where to rest, And for her young provides her nest, And Will my God .to sparrows grant Thatpleasure which his children want ? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of Majesty Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gato ; God is theirstrength and the road They lean upon their helper God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heav'n at length, Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there.
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